Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs : Game 2 85.0 - 88.0

The 2002 West Conference Semi-Finals of the NBA Playoffs featured Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs head-to-head, and both teams battled 5 times. Out of the 5 game series of the Conference Semi-Finals of the 2002 NBA Playoffs, San Antonio Spurs outdueled Los Angeles Lakers , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Los Angeles Lakers ’s 1 playoff games victories.

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Los Angeles Lakers had an offensive rating of 96.6, defensive rating of 100.0, 16.0 free-throw attempts, and 14.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.5 percent clip as a team. San Antonio Spurs had an offensive rating of 100.0, defensive rating of 96.6, 22.0 free-throw attempts, 14.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.357 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Los Angeles Lakers finished the game with a record of 88 , and San Antonio Spurs recorded Los Angeles Lakers possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs’s based on the advanced stats, Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.5 percent, Los Angeles Lakers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 18.2 vs 19.3.

The most impactful players on each team in the Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs matchup of the 2002 West Conference Semi-Finals NBA Playoffs were Kobe Bryant and Malik Rose based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Kobe Bryant for the Los Angeles Lakers in the Conference Semi-Finals of the NBA Playoffs, put up 25.0 and made 12.0 , 1.0 offensive rebounds 3.0 defensive rebounds, 6.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.15. While Malik Rose put up 8.0 and made 3.0, 4.0 offensive rebounds, 7.0 defensive rebounds, 4.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.178.